DeLorean DMC-12 - Not Enough Cylinders

DeLorean DMC-12: the GM rebel’s stainless-steel dream and how it fell apart

November 12, 2026March 7, 2026 by Petrolhead

DeLorean DMC-12: John DeLorean left GM to build a stainless-steel sports car in Belfast, with Lotus engineering, a 130 hp PRV V6 and gullwing doors. It failed in two years, then Back to the Future made it immortal.